Hanoi-HCMC remains world’s 4th busiest domestic air route

It had 10.63 million seats available this year, down 2% from a year ago, the list published Tuesday based on seat capacity showed.

The over-1,000-km sector has consistently featured among the 10 busiest globally since 2017 and is dubbed the "golden" route by the Vietnamese aviation industry.

Five carriers, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines, and Vietravel Airlines, service the route and offer flights throughout the day.

Data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam shows that over nine million passengers flew on this route last year, accounting for 22% of total domestic air traffic.

The 10 busiest domestic flight routes in 2024. Photo courtesy of OAG

OAG’s top five domestic routes were unchanged from last year, with South Korea’s Jeju–Seoul Gimpo (14.18 million seats) holding the top spot, followed by Japan’s Sapporo–Tokyo Haneda (11.9 million), Fukuoka–Tokyo Haneda (11.3 million) and Australia’s Melbourne–Sydney (9.2 million).

Among international routes, Hong Kong–Taipei rose from third to the top with 6.7 million seats, a 45% increase from last year.

Cairo–Jeddah (5.46 million) remained in second place, followed by Seoul Incheon–Tokyo Narita (5.4 million) and last year’s top-ranking Kuala Lumpur–Singapore (5.38 million).